Apply for an Annual Conference Scholarship

Who may apply for a 2018 scholarship?

The intent of the scholarship is to enable teachers from diverse ethnic groups and/or who teach in high-poverty schools (and have never attended an NCSS conference) to take advantage of this premier professional development opportunity.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

first time attendee at an NCSS conference

full-time preK-12 school teacher from Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan or Missouri, supported by the school administrator in the desire to attend the conference

Priority will be given to applicants who:

have a diverse background and/or experience

are in their first five years of teaching

are working in a high-poverty school

If your district has committed to fund your registration, please do NOT apply for a First Timer Scholarship.

About You

Address *

First name *

Last name *

Address 1 *

Address 2

City *

State *

ZIP code *

Email *

School Phone Number *

Home/Cell Phone Number *

Teaching Experience (years) *

How many years have you been teaching?

Current Teaching/Leadership Assignment *

Grade Level *

PreK-Elementary

Middle School

High School

Social Studies Subject Areas *

Civics

Economics

Geography

Global Studies

Government

History

Political Science

Social Studies

Sociology

Psychology

US History

World History

Resumé *

Please upload a your resume.Files must be less than 5 MB.Allowed file types: pdf.

About Your School

School Name *

Address *

Address 1 *

Address 2

City *

State *

ZIP code *

County *

County in which your school is located

Type of School *

Locale of School *

Does your school meet any of the U.S. Department of Education definitions of a high-poverty school? *

Located in a district in which at least 20% of students are from poor families

Located in a district that serves at least 10,000 student from poor families

School receives Title 1 funds

Not Applicable

Why Do You Wish to Attend the NCSS Annual Conference *

The NCSS First timers scholarship is very competitive, please describe in 150-200 words, how you and/or school may benefit from your attendance at NCSS annual conference.

What other information about you, your school and your students would you like the scholarship selection committee to consider? *

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Social studies educators teach students the content knowledge, intellectual skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the duties of citizenship in a participatory democracy. The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators.